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Field, John – History of Education, 2012
This article considers the role of university staff and students in camps for the unemployed in interwar Britain. These ventures can be seen as showing continuities both with nineteenth-century social service initiatives like the educational settlements, but also with contemporary concerns with service learning. The article explores three camping…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Service Learning, Public Service, Student Volunteers
Sullivan, Patricia – Our Children, 1998
Through Nickelodeon's Big Help program, and with assistance from the Chicago Region PTA, students at six Chicago schools learned about the satisfaction of making a difference in their communities. Over the course of one week, students participated in various community service projects and were rewarded for their hard work with a visit from the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Public Service

Lucas-Tauchar, Frances – About Campus, 1996
Offers a former U.S. president's reflections on service and its role in higher education. Discusses personal experiences that shaped his views on service and examines ways in which colleges and universities can promote student service learning. Outlines some of the skills gained through service work and covers other issues. (RJM)
Descriptors: College Role, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Strategies

Astin, Alexander W. – About Campus, 1996
Offers reflections on a former president's remarks concerning service and describes what one university organization is learning about volunteerism and community service on campus. Identifies likely participants in service projects and discusses the benefits of service; ways to promote service participation, service and leadership; and service and…
Descriptors: College Role, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Bhaerman, Bob – 1995
Prominent school-to-work observers see a close connection between service-learning and school-to-work programs. Major components of service-learning are as follows: active student participation, thoughtfully organized experiences, focus on community needs and school/community coordination, academic curriculum integration, structured time for…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Education Work Relationship, Public Service, Secondary Education
Wade, Rahima C., Ed. – 1997
This book provides a comprehensive guide to help educators in K-12 service learning programs. Each of the book's four parts provides a different scope and purpose. Part 1, "Community Service-Learning," addresses the components of quality service learning programs and includes the chapters (all written by Rahima C. Wade) : (1) "Community…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools

Perreault, Gerri E. – NASPA Journal, 1997
Compares and contrasts three approaches to community service: charity, service learning, and citizen leader. Advocates using the citizen leader framework because it educates students for leadership and emphasizes reciprocal learning for all involved. Claims that this framework complements the goals of institutions of higher education. (RJM)
Descriptors: Citizenship, College Students, Higher Education, Leadership Responsibility

O'Flanagan, Bill – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1997
Describes the development of service learning in a special school for students with learning, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Discusses the poor self-image that many troubled youth possess and suggest ways to help students refocus on their good qualities through service work. Outlines service partnerships and a service culture. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cooperation, High Risk Students, Public Service
Our Children, 1997
Discusses the importance and history of volunteerism in America in the context of President Clinton's 1997 Volunteer Summit for America's Future, which promoted the spirit of community service. A sidebar discusses reasons to volunteer. Another sidebar presents the story of elementary school students who participated in a multifaceted community…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Community Responsibility, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education

Myers-Lipton, Scott J. – Journal of College Student Development, 1996
Assesses the extent to which students' attitudes toward international understanding are effected by an intensive two-year service-learning program. Research results generally supported the hypothesis that students who are involved in service learning show larger increases in international understanding than students involved in volunteerism or no…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Awareness, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Rhoads, Robert A. – 1997
For traditional-age college students (18 to 24 years old), college is a time of identity exploration. During this time, if individuals have a deep sense of caring for others, it is more likely that they will interact with others in an especially meaningful way. Thus, ways to expand student's identity through community service involvement are…
Descriptors: College Students, Feminism, Higher Education, Public Service
Robinson, Gail – 1999
This project brief provides a summary of the Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning project, supported by the Corporation for National Service and administered by the American Association of Community Colleges. The project was developed to increase the number, quality, and sustainability of service learning programs in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Program Development

Schine, Joan, Ed. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1997
This yearbook contains 14 essays that address a wide variety of issues that educators, policymakers, and others involved in education are exploring in order to expand the understanding of the burgeoning field of service learning. The following papers are included: "Youth Participation: Integrating Youth into Communities" (Peter…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Higher Education, Program Development, Program Implementation

Chapin, June R. – Social Studies, 1998
Presents data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) to demonstrate the widespread participation of high school seniors in voluntary community service. Suggests that teachers should build on this interest in community service, and offers hints to help make community and service learning more effective learning…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Grade 12, High School Seniors, High Schools

Wade, Rahima C.; Anderson, Jeffrey B.; Yarbrough, Donald B.; Pickeral, Terry; Erickson, Joseph B.; Kromer, Thomas – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1999
Examined beginning teachers' experiences with community-service learning. Survey and interview data indicated that while teachers' experiences varied widely, most had positive experiences during teacher education and were strongly committed to it in the future. Approximately 30% were implementing service learning despite being busy and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Citizenship Education, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education